PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Best Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jo
vs
Man

225 cm
28
190 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

200 cm
29
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Best Man!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jo darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Jo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jo is working for takedown but Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jo tries to score a body lock takedown but Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Jo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jo is trying to drag Man to the mat but Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jo tries to score a body lock takedown but Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo can't get the takedown.
Jo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Jo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Man clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Man controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to escape but Jo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jo.
Jo misses with a punch to the head.
Man finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Jo throws some wild stikes that Man manages to avoid easily.
Jo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Man because Jo loaded up on that one.
Jo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Man can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Man has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Man is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jo scoring with strikes but Man is staying in there.
Man takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jo thowing shots but they're missing.
Jo landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jo with a couple of short strikes.
Jo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo wants to control the pace but Man is squirming around nicely.
Jo throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jo throwing strikes here but Man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jo landing shots from mount.
Jo throwing strikes but Man uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Man has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jo is working away from the top position though.
Jo throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jo throws a strike but Man avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jo throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Man pushes Jo off and gets back to his feet.
Man misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Jo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jo tries to clinch up.
Alexander Jo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man misses with a double jab.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.

Jo moves into the clinch.
Jo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Man up against the cage.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jo.
Jo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo tries to score a body lock takedown but Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Jo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is trying to push Jo away but Jo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jo goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Jo drives through and clinches with Man against the cage.
Jo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Man prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jo as Man tries to tie him up.
Jo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jo wants a takedown.
Jo wants to take the fight to the mat but Man manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jo wants a takedown.
Jo wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jo wants a takedown.
Jo goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexander Jo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
Man throws a series of punches but Jo avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Jo out cold! Jo corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Best Man!
Best Man bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.